title: Low level light could work on skin inflammatory disease: a case report on refractory acrodermatitis continua.
abstract: Low level laser or light treatment on the various clinical condition is getting considerable attention now. However, there has been no report about the clinical effect of low level polarized polychromatic noncoherent light (LPPL) on the inflammatory skin disease. We experienced a case of acrodermatitis continua in a pregnant woman refractory to any conventional treatment including the most potent topical steroid. She was successfully treated with LPPL. LPPL could be a possible treatment modality producing substantial clinical result in inflammatory skin condition without any side-effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, 39 Boramae-gil, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Mira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Se Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Soyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Jong Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000169:Acrodermatitis / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000628:therapy; D008027:Light; D010789:Phototherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: C055085:calcipotriene; D002117:Calcitriol